Original subtitles

You sure we're looking at the same guy?

It's him.

Switek, how's it shakin'?

Okay. Well, we got it all.

What about backups?

We don't need 'em.

We're not gonna bust this guy if the deal goes down?

No, this is strictly surveillance. We don't want bits and pieces.

We want the entire operation.

♪♪

They're on the move again, guys.

Stay with 'em. Okay, will do.

Why the low-rent disguise? ♪ Lunatic fringe ♪

Who knows?

♪ I know you’re out there ♪

D.E.A. say how long this guy's been a boss importer?

♪ You're in hiding ♪ No.

♪ And you hold your meetings ♪

♪ I can hear you comin' ♪

Sounds like a cigarette.

♪ We know what you’re after ♪

Twin 641s, I think.

♪ We're wise to you this time ♪

♪ We're wise to you this time ♪

♪ We won't let you kill the laughter ♪

♪ Ohhh-oh-ohh Ohhh-oh-ohh ♪

♪ Ohhh-oh-ohh ♪

♪ Lunatic fringe ♪

Why is he donating to the good and welfare?

♪ In the twilight's last gleaming ♪

♪ This is open season ♪

First time I've ever seen a smuggler give up the goods...

♪ But you won't get too far ♪

without receiving the goodies.

♪ 'Cause you gotta blame someone ♪

♪ For your own confusion ♪

♪ We're on our guard this time ♪ Must be going to pick up the cash.

♪ On our guard this time ♪

♪ 'Gainst your final solution ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪♪

I don't know what the hell is going on.

Who's that in the cabin?

♪ Ohhh-oh-ohh♪♪

Somebody's tied up.

What we have here, gentlemen, is a kidnapping.

Well, since the victim is drug-related, he's not gonna talk to anybody about anything.

Jones, when you file your homicide report, send me a copy.

What's the matter? Bureau bowling tournament coming up?

Only place this file is gonna get reported is in the lost and found.

These people have been kidnapping and killing each other since Capone's days.

Well, these days don't belong to Capone, and this isn't New York or Chicago.

The politics of contraband.

The politics of contraband does not include the killing of children.

What's the matter with you? You come across like some fascist.

Thank you, Lieutenant Jones.

Those Dolphins really are somethin', huh?

Morales is paralyzed from the waist down. His smuggling days are over.

Yeah?

His wife's been wiped out. Maybe he might wanna say something to somebody.

Lieutenant.

Yeah.

Crockett. Tubbs.

Yeah.

I don't know.

They're the best.

Be there in 45 minutes sharp.

Sonny. Ricardo.

Ed Waters, D.E.A.

I've been on assignment here for the past six weeks, which is why I called him...

and how you two got recommended.

Now, what we're gonna ask you to do is strictly voluntary.

That little tea party you went to last night wasn't the first affair on that circuit.

Can't believe that guy's still alive. Mm-hmm.

Well, there have been at least five other massacres or kidnappings in the last three months.

All the victims are smugglers...

moving large loads into Southeast Florida.

And we know why they make great victims.

What are they gonna do? Call the police?

Exactly.

Every single victim had a jacket.

They were all under current investigation by state, local, federal authorities.

That's why we believe that whoever's whacking these people...

is getting their information from law enforcement files.

The people killing these families come from our side of the fence.

Who?

D.E.A., F.B.I., Coast Guard, Broward County, Metro-Dade...

I don't have a clue.

So where do we come in?

You hit Cartagena like two legit smugglers.

You make a buy, and you bring the drugs back into Miami.

We circulate an interagency memo saying that you two are suspected of moving a major load of coke.

We're hoping that the people that we're looking for will come after you.

So I'd better renew my passport.

You're staying here. You're the family bait.

You'll be set up in a motel as Tubbs's wife. You'll be wearing a homing device.

Seems like a pretty big operation to be moving people to Cartagena.

Not people. Just you two. You get in a jam, you're on your own.

Remember, this is strictly voluntary. You'll be all alone. No help from us.

You get three things... One: Morales.

He agreed to cooperate and identify Tubbs as his cousin.

Two: We fabricated histories on both of you.

And three's one million in cash.

What about transportation, Customs?

Make your own arrangements. Even I don't want to know what they are.

You guys got a place to start?

As a matter of fact, yeah.

Won't be needing these for a while.

Tucker! My ace! What it is, what it is.

Who is this? Hey, do you know who this is?

Hey, you remember me.

We've been blood nearly a week.

Yeah, hold on, people.

I know this man. But who's that dude you with?

This is my friend Sonny. Who's that?

This is Honey. - Honey... Sonny.

Sonny... Honey!

Remember the night we got drunk together?

You said that if I needed to add some energy to my business,

that I should come and see you.

Remember? You said you knew this dude who could fly.

Well, I need to buy a plane, so I need to know his name.

That's a big favor.

All right! Everybody freeze! Nobody move! Miami Vice.

Uh-oh!

Ooh, I have to sit down.

What happened?

Well, the cops busted your place, but we got you in the clear.

When? - Just now.

So we gotta split. What's that pilot's name?

Oh, yeah. Name is Jimmy. Dude live in, like, a hangar place.

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You sure this is the place?

This is an airport, ain't it? The jury's still out.

♪♪

Mellow kind of dude.

Yeah, so was Son of Sam and Albert de Salvo.

Hey, blood! Take five!

What's happening? Tucker Smith sent us.

Yeah, what about? - Buy some transportation.

Yeah? From where... to where?

Colombia and back.

You guys gonna be packin'? - Hey, what we're carrying is our business, my man.

Well, fine, fine. I ask you no questions, you tell me no lies, right?

Dynamite.

We don't have time for all that. Just lay down the numbers, man.

I'm real good at what I do. I don't come cheap, you know.

I take you where you wanna go,

I wait so many hours,

then I'm a memory.

And also, I ain’t John Wayne. I don't have an "S" on my chest.

I'm down with you cats if the play calls for it,

but otherwise, I ain't into violence.

So be brief about your business when we get there.

But right now your business is 25 grand...

up front.

Okay, fly boy, you just tell us where, we'll tell you when.

Fine.

Let's go.

♪♪

♪ So, baby, here's your ticket Put your suitcase in your hand ♪

♪ Here's a little money now Do it just the way we planned ♪

♪ You be cool for 20 hours and I'll pay you 20 grand ♪

♪ I'm sorry it went down like this but someone had to lose ♪

♪ It's the nature of the business ♪

♪ It's the smuggler's blues ♪

So you must be Big Papo's cousin. Nice guy.

Terrible thing that happened to his family though. Leave my family out of this.

Sure thing. I should know better. Right, garbage mouth.

I see you've met Wavey Davey. Hard not to.

Hey, Davey, how's my little cow? Ready to jump over the moon?

I don't know about the moon, but definitely Puerto Rico and, uh, shall we say, points south?

We shouldn't say anything. Trans-Love Airways right this way.

That guy could use some time on the couch.

Yeah, his brain may need a tune-up, but, boy, he sure treats an engine right.

Nice, huh?

Guy who sold it to me said it was a lemon.

I'm telling you... it may look like a cow, but she runs like a stallion.

I always like to take a good-bye look at America.

Just in case it's my last.

♪ The sailors and the pilots The soldiers and the law ♪

♪ The payoffs and the rip-offs and the things nobody saw ♪

♪ Don't matter if it's heroin cocaine or hash ♪

♪ You've got to carry weapons 'cause you always carry cash ♪

♪ There's lots of shady characters and lots of dirty deals ♪

♪ Every name's an alias in case somebody squeals ♪

♪ It's the lure of easy money ♪ Come on, partner.

Can't feel that bad to be a millionaire.

Might want to put those parachutes on.

Why? - Because we're about to leave the ground.

♪ Smuggler's blues ♪

♪ Smuggler's blues ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh♪♪

You're on deck in five for the prenuptials.

Right down there.

Pretty nice view I got you guys, eh?

In case you see anything you don't like.

We'll go out the back.

So you are Roberto Morales's cousin, Ricard.

What can I do for my friend's cousin?

Twenty-two a key.

You deliver, we pay.

We're responsible.

With that kind of offer,

I should give it away.

Bueno.

If you think you should do that, do it.

My friend's cousin, who I don't know,

you're going to pay 30.

And you’re gonna be protected, secure,

and everything will be very nice when you get back to Miami Beach...

and live in millionaire style.

Is that not what you want?

Sí. To live in a millionaire style,

but not at 30.

Twenty-five is what I'll offer.

Look, I talk to you because I knew Papo Morales.

No, you talk to me because you want to make a deal.

Deal?

Do you know how many gringos come here looking to make a deal?

You know how many Colombians want to make a deal?

If I talk to you again,

we will see if, uh,

if we can do the business.

Make it soon.

Time is money.

Probably someone watching for me.

I'm glad they don't sell fingers on the black market.

Señorita.

No!

Señorita.

♪ You got to carry weapons 'cause you always carry cash ♪

♪ There's lots of shady characters and lots of dirty deals ♪

Crockett!

Get the other guy over here. - What?

Get the other guy over. Jimmy, wait a minute, man. We don't need the heat.

Wait a minute, Jimmy. Can't we talk about this some other time?

Get him over here! Okay, two guys get the jump on you, you gotta get the jump back.

Let's take them down. They'll be back in our faces.

It'll be violence again, man. I hate violence. Jimmy.

Come on! Get that guy over here! Cops!

Come on, Tubbs. Now!

Cool out, man. He's my partner.

Yeah? Well, he's going to jail without us.

I shouldn't have left him. I shouldn't have left him.

What did you think they were gonna do, give us the key to the city, man?

We had no choice.

Don't you ever pull a gun on me again, pal! Ever!

What were you gonna do, take on the whole police force?

Maybe.

Hey, look, man.

This ain't a weekend cruise. This is combat.

When the guy next to you goes down, you don't get blown away over it.

You know what I'm talking about.

It's the nature of this business.

You gotta expect this kind of treatment when you're dealing with a guy like Grocero.

Grocero could have dusted us any time he wanted.

Those were street bandits.

This place is like Dodge City, 1985.

I know. That's why I only fly the planes.

Look, I'm sorry about your partner.

I've been around that block before.

'Nam? Air Cav?

Yup.

Lose a lot of buddies you were close to?

I lost count.

Me too.

But this guy I gotta wait for.

My name is Lieutenant Todo. In English it means "everything."

Do you understand?

We just received your file 10 minutes ago from America.

I see you're related to one Roberto Morales,

notorious drug smuggler.

Huh? Él es mi primo.

Don't insult my family.

Born in Puerto Rico. You were in prison.

Rikers Island, Attica. Two counts of attempted murder.

Two assault and battery convictions in New York.

You're a very bad man.

So...

I'm gonna tell Señor Grocero that you're clean.

I certainly hope that you consider me your friend in Cartagena.

You don't look like you got too much sleep.

You oughta see it from this side.

Whew.

We gotta sample some stuff with Grocero in 20 minutes.

Says who? - Chief of police.

I gotta believe him, right?

He says we should just wait, relax until then.

Great. Let's call room service, have 'em wipe up the furniture.

I feel like a midget about to go one-on-one with Dr.J.

Piece of cake.

Let's bake it.

How 'bout if I just blow that coke right back out of you, amigo?

You must be angry. - Un poquito.

Look, I'm a careful man,

and your cousin wouldn't like you to do business with a careless man, hmm?

I don't like your technique.

Look.

If they didn't do their jobs, I wouldn't be here...

doing business with you.

And that's why we're here, see?

You and I are businessmen.

We have business to look forward to which we will never see...

if we close each other's eyes.

Sit.

In honor of your family...

Business before pleasure.

Primo.

We never buy samples. The price is 27.

Our price is 25,

and we'll test a key at random.

I count my money? - When we make the exchange.

Here, 5:00.

3:00, and we'll tell you where.

At 10 before 3:00, when we call you.

That's not how I do business.

Well, here's how we do business.

You'll have two cars, two drivers.

You'll drive the car with the cocaine in the trunk.

My partner will drive the car with the money in the trunk.

You'll park the cars trunk to trunk...

and exchange keys.

We'll call you. You'll have 10 minutes to get there.

Ten minutes and 30 seconds, and we're history.

Look, if...

If you won't do business here,

why, uh, don't you stay and have a drink?

Because we're not thirsty.

Home stretch, my man. The deal went down smooth as glass.

That's what happens when you know what you're doing.

Company coming.

Man, you ain't kidding. They're gonna block the runway! Let's put it in the air.

Come on! Come on!

I'll thank you later. Yeah!

♪ It's the lure of easy money It's got a very strong appeal ♪

♪ Perhaps you'd understand it better standin' in my shoes ♪

♪ It's the ultimate enticement It's the smuggler's blues ♪

Okay, Tower, I'm on the approach.

I'm losin' a little power on number two. We'll be below the slope, but we're in the clear.

It's no big problem. It's probably just the pump.

Yeah. I'll have 'em spread a handkerchief for you.

You're about six miles southwest of here.

I don't need the white hanky. It fixed itself.

Yup, they just made the drop and they're comin' in.

♪ See it in the headlines You hear it every day ♪ We're on.

♪ They say they're gonna stop it but it doesn't go away ♪

♪ They move it through Miami and sell it in L.A. ♪

♪ They hide it up in Telluride I mean, it's here to stay ♪

♪ It's propping up the governments in Colombia and Peru ♪

♪ You ask any D. E.A. man he'll say, "There's nothing we can do" ♪

♪ From the office of the president right down to me and you ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ It's a losing proposition but one you can't refuse ♪

♪ It's the politics of contraband ♪

♪ It's the smuggler's blues ♪

♪ Smuggler's blues ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Mm-hmm♪♪

Talk about a hard day's night leading to nowhere. Tell me about it.

Yeah, we smuggle 40 keys, almost get wasted by half a dozen banditos,

have to deal with Grocero and Lieutenant Todo,

set ourselves up as bait, and for what?

Has any of our people on this side of the fence bothered to crawl out of the woodwork?

No!

Welcome home, fellas.

I bet this one works out a lot.

Skip the gravy, pal, and get to the meat.

This one's tough.

This one's got a soft spot, and we got our finger on it.

We took your wife out of the motel this afternoon.

We'll put her back for 500 grand.

Take the coke. It's worth twice that.

We ain't in the coke-selling business. We're in the cash business.

You got three hours to raise it.

Hold it, Davey.

Jimmy, my man.

We'll cut you in on this too.

Tell him to put down the gun.

Do it.

Get out of my car!

Take it easy, man. I'm okay.

Get the medics out here!

Where is she? I don't know! I don't know!

You better know. You better know! I swear, that's not my end of it!

Then who knows where she is? I don't know the dude. I just wait for a phone call.

Where? I don't know.

Where?

Yeah. Yeah. They'll have the cash in three hours.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, they'll be waiting for your call at the motel room.

We got here as fast as we could. Don't matter anyway. The guy uses a mobile phone.

It's the lieutenant. They find Trudy yet?

We're still working on the triangulation. Crockett.

Great!

All right. Where are you?

Hey, guys. Anything?

We don't even know if there's anybody watching her inside, or if there is a bomb.

Well, I don't see any wires. That doesn't mean anything.

They could have a nuclear bomb in there, and I wouldn't know about it.

How 'bout storming the trailer?

Not enough cover for a fast entry. If anyone's guarding the hostage, we could lose her.

Let me go in.

Tell me what you need. I need to get in there.

If I have to disarm anything even remotely sophisticated, two hours ain't exactly leaving time for a coffee break.

I'll be his backup.

I'm used to going alone.

No way, pal. I'm taking you in.

If there's somebody in there with her, I want him.

Please. Let me go in there.

Crockett, take him in.

Come on. Let's go.

Trudy? - Mmm?

It's Sam and Sonny.

Don't move.

Don't talk. I'm right here, Trudy.

This noise you're hearing...

is some anti-static plastic.

Go around me. Stay off the carpet.

We're in.

What's it look like?

We're looking at a radio-controlled device...

and an anti-motion device.

They've got her tied to a vibration-sensitive device.

A trembler.

Touch it wrong, breathe on it, almost any kind of movement,

we're wallpaper.

Just listen a minute.

You'll be getting a call for Mr. Morales in about 30 minutes.

Right. Just let it ring through your switchboard till we pick it up.

You got that? Thank you. Bye-bye.

Well, the motel's been notified,

so the call will definitely come through here.

Trudy, think you could hold that pretty leg of yours still for just a second?

Mm-hmm.

What's the situation?

Small problem here.

She's shaking like a leaf.

Look, we're just gonna sit here and talk for a while.

You scared?

Mm-hmm.

That's okay. Me too.

You wanna hear about our trip to South America?

Castillo, we know that guy's gonna have a radio detonator.

And the second he gets what he wants,

he's gonna blow that trailer...

with everyone inside.

That's right.

So you're gonna have to stall him.

Morales?

Uh, say again, man. I can't hear you. Cut the stall.

Put the money in a bag and take it to the South Beach bridge.

A boat will be there in exactly 20 minutes. Drop the money into the boat.

It's going down.

Take three units. Cover the bridge.

You're on.

Get out of there, man.

Yeah, it was just beautiful.

Mm-hmm.

Hold the trembler.

Don't let it touch metal.

So peaceful and mellow.

Calm.

And quiet.

Just lovely.

Lieutenant, I see the boat.

Did you get Trudy out? - No.

What the hell should I do? If you don't give him the money, he'll blow the house.

If I do give him the money, he's gonna blow the house anyway!

What the hell should I do, man?

Look, time is up. I'm here. You're there.

It's your call.

Freeze! Miami Vice!

If my finger leaves this button, the girl is dead.

It's all over.

Nobody has to be hurt. Just turn off the switch and put it down.

What I'm gonna do is climb over the side, get in the water, and we're gonna write this one off.

It's not gonna happen. Look around you.

To hell with you, man. To hell with all of us.

Tubbs!

Hey, Sonny?

We're okay. We're all okay.

Santa María, madre de Dios.

Lieutenant Jones.

Who is he? - He's our Miami Dolphin fan.

Homicide lieutenant.

Takes all kinds.

I can smell 'em, but I can't understand 'em.

What is there to understand? Reason.

Motivation. ♪ It's the lure of easy money ♪

♪ It's got a very strong appeal ♪

Bottom line is M-O-N-E-Y.

♪ It's a losin' proposition ♪

Usually is. ♪ One you can't refuse ♪

♪ It's the politics of contraband ♪

♪ It's the smuggler's blues ♪

♪ Smuggler's blues♪♪